Girls' Day in Japan

In Japan, March 3^rd is Hina Festival (Girls’ Day) when we wish happiness for own daughters.  Hina dolls are decorated at home. 

If you want to know more about Hina Festival, it is here:  https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/...o/senshoku/hina.html 

This is about Kyoto Hina dolls and this might be a bit different from place to place.  For example, we put girl doll left from the boy doll. 

I made this cookie for my friend’s birthday, who works at Kindergarten.   Many kindergarten children wear smock.  We eat diamond-shaped-three-colored rice cakes for this day, pink, white and green.  3 colored small rice crackers are also eaten.     The round shapes on backdrop are the image of paper lanterns that are decorated with Hina dolls.  The girl and boy pretend they are Hina dolls.

My friend said that she couldn’t eat this cookie because they were kids….  Well, she eats dogs and cats cookies, but yes they are kindergarten children, I see…. 

Adorable!

Tina at Sugar Wishes posted:

Adorable!

Thank you, Tina

Aww... sooooo cute cookie!!! ❤️

Icingsugarkeks posted:

Aww... sooooo cute cookie!!! ❤️

Thank you 😊🎎

Absolutely adorable! 😍😍😍

Super, super cute Ryoko @Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.!!! Not only are the boy and girl adorable but your shading for the knees and the bends on the clothing are just perfect . Awesome work my dear ❤️❤️

Oh so cute. I understand why she can not eat the cookie.🍪💗

Evelindecora posted:

Absolutely adorable! 😍😍😍

Hi Evelin, thank you.  Actually Hina dolls in Kimono are very pretty and gorgeous.   I hope you have a chance to look at the real ones. 

Cookies Fantastique by Carol posted:

Super, super cute Ryoko @Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.!!! Not only are the boy and girl adorable but your shading for the knees and the bends on the clothing are just perfect . Awesome work my dear ❤️❤️

Oh Carol, thank you.  I usually don't put some shading, I am glad to know it works.  

carouselselsel posted:

Oh so cute. I understand why she can not eat the cookie.🍪💗

Hi Zara, thank you

The angle of boy's arm is strange... I really need a model!  Looking at myself in the mirror doesn't look like a child at all!   Sooo hard. 

My friend took it to kindergarten.   Probably some kids are going to eat the cookie.  

Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. posted:

carouselselsel posted:

Oh so cute. I understand why she can not eat the cookie.🍪💗

Hi Zara, thank you

The angle of boy's arm is strange... I really need a model!  Looking at myself in the mirror doesn't look like a child at all!   Sooo hard. 

My friend took it to kindergarten.   Probably some kids are going to eat the cookie.  

I think the boy is fine. You know how strange people's poses can be, especially when kids play. You did a fantastic job if you use yourself as a model. I could never do that. 

Very nice! They look so real!

Manu posted:

Very nice! They look so real!

Thank you Manu😊

This is beautiful Ryoko!

Carol-Anne posted:

This is beautiful Ryoko!

Thank you　　@Carol-Anne